Heineken Champions Cup - Rd 2

[will311293]

Oh and Brad Shields Red Card has been overturned as appeal committee decided that Youngs tackle and Kilcoyne body position change mitigated to a yellow.

And.. because Romain Poite is a complete cowboy.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Wait did shields ban get overturned?

 

[will311293]

Wait did shields ban get overturned?

Yep. Appeal Committee decided enough mitigation by height drop and tackle of Youngs.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Calling it Tigers first loss coming this weekend

 

[will311293]

Calling it Tigers first loss coming this weekend

If you were away from home? Yes.

At home? I think you will do ok.. Shame Genge isn't playing. Would have been interesting to see how his news would have gone down in the stands

 

[Groundhog]

It's wierd, and I absolutely agree that if it's cancelled by government policy, then a draw is the only fair result; but...
Why does the Irish government get a say in who France allows across its borders?

No no not saying anything like that. More that the Irish government thought the Leinster squad were safe and sufficiently well tested to travel and we're not breaking any rules but the EPCR doesn't? Don't think there was an issue of the French government letting them in on this occasion, it's only the UK they're cracking down on for now.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Be interesting to see what happens with the results if/when this gets made official

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Also Racing vs Ospreys cancelled due to covid at Ospreys:

Racing 92 v Ospreys decision | European Professional Club Rugby

Heineken Champions Cup – Round 2 result decision

www.epcrugby.com

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

meanwhile NFL players are accusing the league of suspending testing so that games can go ahead

 

[TRF_Olyy]

EPCR statement – Round 2 matches | European Professional Club Rugby

Following a meeting of the EPCR Board today (Friday, 17 December) it has been decided that due to current exceptional circumstances, Round 2 matches in the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup between French and UK clubs scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday are postponed.

www.epcrugby.com

Are they honestly rescheduling all the games but keeping ospreys and Leinster as walkover losses?
That's hilarious

 

[Groundhog]

All games between Brits and french postponed and not cancelled. Hmmmm

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Sale have never been nilled in Europe....Leinster however

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Lol

 

[Groundhog]

Imagine getting styled on this hard. McCloskey triple pumping the one handed offload like the big kid at under 12s

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

That's not even intentional for me. I understand why they are almost always penalties now but it's not fair imo

 

[Groundhog]

That's a tough one because he absolutely could have caught that but he only went at it with one hand. He legit could be down the other end of the pitch.

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

That's harsh. But I'll take some luck in decisions for once

 

[TheSaffycen]

I do think that's harsh, I think he wanted to grab it he was just useless for some reason. If you get sin binned for being rubbish now than Faz may as well retire

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

McCloskey is a big loss. Moore is a great talent but Stu produces so much of our go forward ball. Not to mention we have an 8-2 split on the bench.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Some shocking tackle attempts from saints players